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Military transport & logisticsIn service
Armored transporter
MT-LBu is a armored transporter originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Kharkiv Tractor Plant. Reported operators include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Venezuela.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.21 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Armored transporter
Soviet Union
Kharkiv Tractor Plant
15,550 kg
7.21 m
2.85 m
1.905 m
2 (+ 6 passengers)
Welded aluminum
YaMZ-238N, V-8 diesel 300 hp at 2,100 rpm
Torsion bar
500 km (road range)
61.5 km/h (road) 30 km/h (off-road) 5 to 6 km/h (in the water)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria
China
Czech Republic
Egypt
Finland
Georgia
Hungary
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Libya
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Ukraine
Venezuela
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
MT-LBu equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Range count for MT-LBu. Service scope: Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): numbers: 13-20. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for MT-LBu. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 32. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Venezuela
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